January 08, 2008
Johnny B. Goode
NASHUA -- John McCain pitched his New Hampshire win as a victory for truth and a reaffirmation of the trust between him and state voters.
"Tonight we sure showed 'em what a comeback looks like," McCain said, his wife, Cindy, by his side.
McCain, who won the 2000 primary by a whopping 19 points over George W. Bush, credited his win to his exhaustive efforts to tour the state and talk to voters. "You did me the great honor of listening," he said tonight in a packed and stuffy ballroom.
McCain also said that his service to country is the greatest mission of his life, and he vowed, if elected, to make the country's security his foremost priority.
"We are the makers of history, not its victims," he said to great applause. "... In this great, historic task, we will never surrender."
And with this needling of Mitt Romney, he did not name the native son of Michigan, McCain closed: "And so, my friends, we celebrate our victory tonight and leave for Michigan tomorrow to win another."
As the crowd applauded, McCain grinned that wide, crooked smile, and the song Johnny B. Goode pumped through the room.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
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